26Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts.
27If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?
Focused Passage
Proverbs 22:26-27
A Good Name, Humility, Training, Justice for the Poor, and the Words of the Wise
The chapter moves from reputation and humility, to training and generosity, to discipline and oppression, then into a formal instruction section that calls the learner to receive the words of the wise, protect the poor, avoid anger-shaped companionship, reject rash financial pledges, honor inherited boundaries, and pursue skilled work.
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Verse 26
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Do notאַל־H408Adverbbeתְּהִ֥יH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singularone who gives pledgesבְתֹֽקְעֵי־H8628Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct. . .כָ֑ףH3709Noun - feminine singularwho puts up securityבַּ֝עֹרְבִ֗יםH6148Preposition-b, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralfor debtsמַשָּׁאֽוֹת׃H4859Noun - feminine plural
Verse 27
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Ifאִם־H518Conjunctionyou have nothingאֵֽין־H369Adverbwith whichלְךָ֥Preposition | second person masculine singularto payלְשַׁלֵּ֑םH7999Preposition | Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructwhyלָ֥מָּהH4100Interrogativeshould your bedמִ֝שְׁכָּבְךָ֗H4904Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularbe takenיִקַּ֥חH3947Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularfrom under youמִתַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃H8478Preposition | Preposition | second person masculine singular